On the border: The contested children of the Second World War

Childhood

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-414

  Ericsson, Kjersti ^a   Simonsen, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Boundary work; Collective memory; Eugenics; Mental hygiene; War children; Women's sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749090126     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: 14617013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568208091670     Document Type: Review

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